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The Austrian Democratic Union (german: Österreichische Demokratische Union) was a grouping formed by
Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
n exiles in Britain in August 1941 during the
Second World War World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
. It was based at the Austrian Office or Austrian Centre and consisted of Social Democrats and Liberals - alongside the mainly Austrian monarchists of the Austrian League (signatories of the Austrian Society declaration) who made up the dominant group in the 30,000 strong exile community in wartime Britain. By 1944, the ADU had attracted around 300 members, primarily intellectuals, bankers, businessmen and lawyers.''Austrian Exodus: the creative achievements of refugees from ...''; Edward Timms, Ritchie Robertson - 1995. "Social Democrats, the liberals within the Austrian Office formed the Austrian Democratic Union in August 1941, which by 1944 had attracted about 300 members, for the most part intellectuals, bankers, businessmen and lawyers." The British government unofficially favoured the monarchists.


See also

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Anschluss The (, or , ), also known as the (, en, Annexation of Austria), was the annexation of the Federal State of Austria into the German Reich on 13 March 1938. The idea of an (a united Austria and Germany that would form a " Greater Germany ...
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Moscow Declaration The Moscow Declarations were four declarations signed during the Moscow Conference on October 30, 1943. The declarations are distinct from the Communique that was issued following the Moscow Conference of 1945. They were signed by the foreign sec ...
(including the "Declaration regarding Austria") of 30 October 1943. *
Austrian resistance The Austrian resistance launched in response to the rise in fascism across Europe and, more specifically, to the Anschluss in 1938 and resulting occupation of Austria by Germany. An estimated 100,000 people were reported to have participated i ...


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Further reading

*Marietta Bearman. ''Out of Austria: The Austrian Centre in London in World War II''. London: Tauris Academic Studies, 2008. . Governments in exile during World War II World War II resistance movements Austrian resistance Austrian monarchists Austria–United Kingdom relations United Kingdom in World War II {{Austria-poli-stub